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2 major disorders of stomach and UPPER small intestine?   Gastritis and Peptic ulcer disease  
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an inflamtion of the gastric mucosa is one of the most common problems affecting the stomach   Gastritis  
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gastritis may be clasified as ?   acute or chornic and diffuse or locaziled  
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occurs as a result of a breakdown in the normal gastric mucosal barrier.   Gastritis  
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protects the stomach tissue from the corrosive action of HCL acid and pepsin   Function of gastric mucosal barrier  
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In gastritis when the mucosal barrier is broken, HCL acidm and pepsin can diffuse back into the mucusa resulting in?   tissue edema, disruption of cappilary walls with loos of plasma into gastric lumen and possibly hemmorhage  
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Drugs that contribute to the development of acute/chronic gastritis?   NSAIDS, inlduign aspirin and corticosertiods, as they inhibit prostaglandin(which is protective to GI mucosal wall) and anticoagulants and digoxin  
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Injesting alchol, eating large quanitites of spicy, irriating foods and renal failure can cause?   Gastritis  
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an important cause of chronic gastritis?   Helicobacter pylori  
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Bacterial, viral and funfal infections have been associated with?   chronic gastrites  
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Intense emotional responses and CNS lesion may produce inflmation of mucosal lining as a result of hypersecretion of HCL acid   cause of gastritis  
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Anorexia, nausea, vommiting, epigastric tenderness and a feeling of fullness. Hemmorhage is associated with alchol abuse and at time is the ONLY symptom   S/S of acute gastrits  
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Prognosis of acute gastritis?   Self limiting, lasts a a couple hours or days, complete healing  
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When the parietal cells are lost as a result of atrohy the source of intrinsic factor is lost.   Chronic gastritis and results in cobalmin deficiency/ pernicious anemia  
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A CBC in gastritis may show?   anemia from blood lossor lack of intrinsic factor  
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If vommiting accompanies acute gastritis do what?   rest, NPO status and IV fluids, antimetics  
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treatmet of acute gastiris focuses on reducing irritation of the gastric mucosa and providing symptomatic relief through giving?   PPI's( azoles) or H2 receptor blockers (tidine)  
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Treatment of chronic gastrits?   Antibitotics for H. pylori, colabalmin therapy, non irritating diet w/ six small meals a day  
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drug and alchol abuse think?   gastritis  
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in gastritis check stool for?   occult blood  
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a severe case of acute gastritis may require?   NG tube for lavage  
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Neutralize acid in stomach and esophagus, rapid onset and short effect   Antacids  
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When give antacids?   before a meal  
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Reduce gastric HCL secretion, slower onset longer duration   H2 receptor blockers  
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Inhibits gastric acid secretion has a prolonged effect   Proton pump inhibitor  
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smoking is contraindicated in?   all forms of Gastritis  
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A condition charecterized by errosision of the GI mucosa resulting from digestive action of HCL acid a pepsin   Peptic ulcer disease  
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What part of GI tract is suspetible to ulcer development?   Any portion of the GI tract that comes into contact with gastric secretions  
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How are petic ulcers classified?   acute or chronic  
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accoiated with superficial erosion and minimal inlamation, resolves quickly when the cause is removed   The acute ulcer  
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eroding throguh the musclular wall with the formation of fibrous tissue   A chronic ulcer  
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peptic ulcers develop only in an?   acidic enviorment  
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histamine in released from the damaged mucosa, resulting in vasodilation and increased cappilary permeability in peptic ulcers results in?   further secretion of acid and pepsin  
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In adition to chronic gastritic H pylori is associated with?   peptic ulcers  
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alters gastric secretion and produces tissue damage leading to?   peptic ulcer disease  
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Aspirin and NSAIDS inhibit prostaglandis, increase gastric acid secretion and reduce the integrity of the mucosal barrietr   Ulcerogenic drufs  
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Coffe and alchol   Stimulate gatric acid production this Peptic ulcers  
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stress affects what in ulcers?   The healing of them  
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gastric ulcers are most commonly found in the?   Antrum  
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Gastric ulcers are more likely than duodenal ulcers to result in?   Obstruction  
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H.Pylori, meds, smoking and bile reflux are R/F for?   Gastic ulcers  
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Most common ulcer?   Duodenal  
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Most common cause of duodenal ulcer?   H. pylori  
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high epigastrum pain, occurs 1-2 hours after meals, pain is burning, if ulcer has eroded through mucosa food agravates this   Gastric ulcer  
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Occurs when gastric acid comes in contact with the ulcers/ With meal ingestion food is present to help buffer the acid, symptoms occur 2-5 hours after a meal, pain is burning and is midepigastrum and possible back pain antacids /h2 receptor block fix S/S   Duodenal ulcers  
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Tendencey to occur continously for a few weeks or months and then disaper for a time then recurs   Duodenal ulcers  
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Older adults and ulcers   usually siletn  
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Three major complications of PUD?   Hemorrhafe, perforation and gastric outlet obstruction, EMERGENCIES  
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Hemmorahfe is the more common in   Duodenal ulcers  
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Most lethal complication of PUD?   Perferation  
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the ulcer penetraties the serosal surface with spillage of either gastric or fuadenal contents into the periotenal cavity   Perferation  
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Sudden severe upper abdominal pain that quickly spreads throughout the abdomen. The pain radates to the back and is not relievedd byt food or antacids   Perforation  
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Bowel sounds usally absent, absomen appears rigid and boardlike tachy/ HISTORY of ulcer disease or recurrent symptoms of indigestion   [erforation  
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if perforaiton is untreaed bacterial periotnitis may occur within?   6-12 hours  
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obstruction in the distal stomavh and duodenum is the result of what in regards to PUD?   edema, inflamation or pylorspasm and fibrous scar tissue formation  
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how can relief be obtained with gastric out obstruction due to PUD?   belching or self-induced vommiting  
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Vomit that contains food particles that were injested hours or days before the vommiting episode signals?   Gastic outlet obstrcution due to PUD  
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most accurate diagnostic procedure for PUD?   Endoscopy  
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Eoscopy with biopsy is used in PUD to rule out?   H. Pylori  
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no invasive tests for H. Pylori?   Stool or breath test.  
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A CBC in PUD?   may show anemia  
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A serum amlyasyse determination s done to determine _______________ when posterior duodenal ulcer penetration of the pancreas is suspected   Pacreatic  
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aim of treatment with PUD?   Decrease gastric acidity and enhnace mucosal defense mechanisms  
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Pain from ulcers disaper in?   3-6 days but not heal till 3-9 weeks  
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important follow up for PUD?   follow up endoscoppy  
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Patietns with H. Pylori are treated with? (and PUD)   Antibiotics and PPI  
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with PUD it is important to stop?   smoking  
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Because ulcers frequently recur, interupption or discontinuation of therapy can have?   harmfull results so encourage continuing and follow up  
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H2 receptor blockers and PPIs may be stopped after?   the ulcer has healed or used as low dose maintance  
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This promotes ulcer healing, onset is one hour and lasts 12 hours   H2 receptor blockers  
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More effective than others in reducing gastric secretion and promoting ulcer healing   Proton pump inhibiros  
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These increase gastric Ph by neutralzaing the HCL acid. magnesium hydroxide or aluminum hydroxide   Antacids  
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Whent take antacids   after meals so they last a long time  
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If Ph is less than 5 with PUD consider?   NG suction  
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used for short term treatment of ulcers. It proovides cytoprotection for the esophagus, stomach and duodenum, should be given 30 minutes before an antacid.   Sucrafate  
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what antidepressants for PUD?   Tricylic  
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DIet for PUD?   No caffeine, no aclhol, do bland diet, (no broth tho)  
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PUD vleeding, increased pain and discomfort and N/V   Acute exacerbation  
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What to do in perferoation?   NG tube for decompression/stop aspiration, volume replacement, antibitoics, pain meds and surgery  
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What to do in gastric outlet obstruction?   Decompress stomach, fix fluid imbalance, clamp tube overnight and see if its still backing up.  
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symtpms related to gastric irritation during PUD?   Epigastric pain  
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Treatment of acute phase of PUD?   NP, NG tube/suction, IV fluid replacement  
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sudden severe abdominal pain, rigid boardlike abdomen, severe generalized abdominal and shoulder pain, fetal position and grunting respirations, bowel sounds ABSENT   perforation  
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direct result of surgical removal of a large portion of the stomach and the pyloric sphincter   Dumping syndrome  
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what is more common acute or chronic PUD?   chronic  
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Pathology of PUD?   Not neccesarly the amount of HCL secreted but the ability of it to penetrate the mucosal barrier  
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pain in high epigastrum   Gastric ulcer  
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pain is burning or gaseous pain is spnontaineous usually 1-2 hours after meals, food can agravate it?   Gastric ulcers  
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occurs 2-4 hours after eating, relieved by antacids or H2 receptor blockers, burning cramplike pain in mid epigastric and may radiate to back   Duodenal ulcers  
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Duodenum ulcers involves the duodenum and the?   pylorus  
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This ulcer pain is often relived by food?   duodenum ulcer  
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serum or whole blood antibody testing including IGg   Does not distinguish between current or past PUD but good still  
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Upper Barium GI contrast studies with gastric analysis may be helpful in diagnosing?   PUD  
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What diet in PUD? according to powerpoint?   6 bland small meals a day, no spicy, alchol, carbonated beverage/caffeine stop smoking dont take NSAIDS/aspirin  
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Most common complication of PUD?   Hemmorhage  
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sudden sharp severe abdominal/shoulder pain, black or bloody stools bloody vomit that looks like coffee grounds rebound tenderness think?   Perforation  
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In pud, hemmorage, perforation and gastric outlet obstruction are all?   medical emergencies  
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acute ulcers that follow a major physiologic insult   Physiologic stress ulcer  
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dx: for physiologic stress ulcer?   endoscopy  
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prevention of physiologic stress ulcer?   prophylaxis with antisecretory agents  
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treatment of physiologic stress ulcer   reduction of gastric acid secretion with PPI or h2 receptor blockers  
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physiologic stress ulcers occurs most often in?   infants and children  
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Acute inflamtion of the pancreas. varies from mild edema to severe hemorrhagic necrosis   Acute pancreatitis  
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Acute pancreatis is more common in?   Middle aged men and women.  
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race for pancreatis?   more african americans  
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Most common cause of acute pancretitis?   Gallbladder, second is chronic alchol intake  
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Independent risk facto for   acute pancretitis  
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a mixture of cholesterol crystals and calcium salts found in patients with acute pancreatis?   Biliary sludge  
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Formation of bilary sludge is seen in patients with bile?   staiss  
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hypertriglyceridema is associated with   Acute pancretitis  
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most common pathogenic mechanism of acute oancreatis is?   autodigestion of the pancreas  
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Activated trypsin in the __________ can digest the ________ and produce bleeding   Pancreas  
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Edematous or interstial pacreatitis   Mild pancreaitis  
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Necrotizing pancreatitis   Severe pacreatitis  
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Predominant manifestation of acute pancreatitis   Abdominal pain  
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The pain is due to distention , peritoneal irritation and obstruction of the billary tract   Pain in pancreaitis  
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Where is the pain in pancreaittis?   Left upper quadrant, may be midepigastrium radiates to back commonly  
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The pain has a steady onset and is described as severe, deep, piercing and continous or steady, pain is agravated by eating and occurs when recumbnent   Pancreaitis  
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Patient may assume various positions involving flexion of the spine in an attempt to relieve severe pain, may see N/V fever, leukocytosis, hypotension, jaundice, muscle guarding   Pacereatis  
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Bowel sounds in pacreatis?   decreased or absent  
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Paralytic illeuls and crackles of lungs may be present in?   pancreatitis  
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cyanosis or greenish to yellow-brown discolaration of the abdominal wall.   Pancreatisis  
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in pancreatis echmyoses of the flanks   Grey turners, and the periumbical area is cullens  
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Result from seepage of blood stained exufate from the pacreas   Grey turner/cullens, discolorations of abdominal walls  
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Two significant local complications of acute pancreaitis?   Pseudocyst and abscess  
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An acummulation of fluid, pancreatic enzymes, tissue debrs, and inflamatory exudate surronded bt a wall   A pancreatic pseudocyt  
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Palpable epigastric pain is evident of?   pacreatic pseudocyts  
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Serum amlysase levls in pancreatits is?   high  
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Pacreatic pseudocysts can perferoate cuasing   perotonitis  
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A pancreatic absess is a?   collection of pus  
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upper abdominal pain, abdominal mass, high fever and leuko cytosis   pacreatic absess need to treat to prevent sepsis  
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Main systemic complications of acute pancreatis?   pulmonary (pneumonia, ARDS, pleural effusion) and cardiovasculare (hyptension) and tetant thanks to hypocalcemia  
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enzyme induced inflamtion of the diapragm occurs with the end result being?   atelectasis  
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Trypsin in pancreatis puts the patient at risk for?   DIC, thrombi  
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primary diangostic tests for acute pancreatits?   serum amylase and serum lipase  
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Why is serum lipase more important than serum amylase in DX pancreatitis   amylase is raised in other disoreders  
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increase i liver enzymes, increase in trigluycerides and decrease in calcium points to?   pancreatits  
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Goals of tx for acute pancreatits?   Prevent shock, reduce pancreatic secretions, corect FE imbalances, prevent/treat infections, remove cause  
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in aute pancreatis pain meds are given in addition to?   antispasmodics  
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To pevent shock in pacreatis   blood volume replacements are used, like lR  
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It is important to reduce or supress pancreatic enzymes to decrease stimulation of the pancreas and allow it to rest in acute pancreatits how is this accomplished?   NPO, NG suction to reduce vommiting/gastric distention and to prevenet gastric acidic contents from entering the duodenum, PPI'S/antacids  
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In patients with acute necrotizing pancreatitis, what is the leading cause of death?   Infection  
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drugs that cure pancreaitis?   none  
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When food is allowed, in aucte pancreatits what is the diet?   Frequent feedings, high in carbs that is least stimulatinf no alchol  
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is frequent vommiting seen in acute pancreatis?   yes  
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major focus of care in acute pancreatits is?   pain  
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Diet teaching for acute pancreatits includes?   reduction of fat as the stimulare onacreas, carbs are less stimulating  
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If a person with acute pancreatitis recognizes symptoms of infection diabetes or steatorrhea do what?   Call dr.  
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A continous, prolonged inflamatroy and fibrosing of the pancreas, the pancreas is progressivly destroyed as it is replaced by fibroitic tissue   Chronic pancreaitis  
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Strictures and calcifications may occur in the pancreas in what disease?   Chronic pnacreatis  
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Can be due to alchol, obstruction by gall stones, timor, pseudocyts or traumas, disease, autoimmune pancreatis and cystic fiboris, may have NO history of acute condiition   Chronic pancreatis  
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Most common cause of obstructive pancreaitis is?   inflamation of the sphincter of oddi ascociated with gall stones  
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in non obstructive pancreaitis there is inflamtion and sclerosis mainly in the head of the oancres and around the pancreatic duct this type of chronic pancreatiis is the?   most commobn  
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Chronic pancreatits can be caused by those who abuse?   alchol  
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abdominal pain that is heavy gnawing feeling or burning and cramplike, not relived with food, come and goes   Chronic pancreatis  
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Malabsotption with weight loss, consitpation, mild jaundice with dark urine, steatorrhea and diabetes melitys are signs of   Chronic pancreaitis  
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Frothey urine and stool, steatorhea can become severe with vommitius   Chronic pancreatis  
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The level of serum amylase and lipase may be elvated slightly, bilirubin is increased, incresred ESR and mild leukocytosis, alkaline phosphate   Chronic pancreatis  
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Used to visualize the pancreatic and common bile duct   ERCP  
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Deficiency of fat-soluble vitamins, cobalmin, glucose intelerance and dibetes may be found in   chronic pancreaitis  
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Ways to control pancreatic insufficency in chronic pancreatits?   Diet, pancreatic enzyme replacement and control of diabetes, small bland frequent meals, no alchol or caffeine prescribe bile salts to help with fat absorption  
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Pacreatic enzymes are taken with ?   a meal or snack  
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shock/vasodilation is seen in?   acute pancreatis  
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Cavity continous with or surronding outside of pancreas filled with necrotic produts and liquid secretions   pancreatic pseudocytst  
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Large fluid containing cavity within the pnacreas resulting from extensive necrosis in the pancreas   Pancreatic absess  
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urinart amylase may be seen in?   acute pancreatits  
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TPN in acute pancreatis may be needed if there is a ?   severe nutritional defict  
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if enteral feedings are needed in acute pancreatits it is via a ?   jejunal feeeding tube  
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Two major types of chronic pancreatis?   Chronic obstructive pancreaitis, and chronic calcifying pancreatisi  
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chronic pancreatis may be associated with acute?   billary diseae  
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Mild jaundice with dark urine is seen in?   Chronic pancreatits  
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Most common disorder of the bilairy sytem is?   Cholelithias (stones of gallbladdder  
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Where may the gallstones lodge ?   neck of the gallbladder or in the cystic duct.  
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Inflamation of the gall bladder, this is usually associated with choleithiasis (gall stones)   Cholecystis (usually occur with gall stones)  
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Many people with stones are   asymptomatic  
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Cholecystectomy is?   removal of the gall bladder  
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Who is at higher risk for cholilithiasis?   Women, multipara and over 40, oral contraceptives, sedetary lifestyle and obesity. asins  
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Cause of gallstones?   Unknown  
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Develops when the balance that keeps cholesterol, bile salts calcium in solution is altered so that these substances precipitate   Cholelithiasis  
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Conditions that upset the balance of cholesterol, bile salts and calcium in solution   Infection and disturbances in metabolism of cholesterol  
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when bile is supersaturated with cholesterol what occurs?   Gall stones  
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besides cholesterol what 4 things can cause gall stones?   Protein, calcium, bilirumbin and bile salts.  
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Most common gallstone?   mixed predominatly cholsterol  
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stasis of bile as well as changes in composition of bile (bilary sludge) can lead to?   gall stones  
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The gallstones may remain in the gallbladder or migrate to the?   cystic duct or the common bile duct  
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Gallstones cause pain as they?   pass through the ducts and produce an obstruction  
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What size gallstones are more liekly to produce an obstruction   Smalls  
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if blockage of gallstone is in cytic duct?   bile can still get though  
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Choleosytisi is most commonly associated with?   obstruction caused by gallstones or billary sludge  
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asccoiated with prolonged immobility, elderly, diabetes and prolonged PN?   Just choleocytis  
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The gallblader is edmeatous and hypermic and may be distended with bile or pus   During an acute attack of cholecystits  
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When a stone is lodged in the ducts or when stones are moving through the ducts,   spasms may result  
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bilarly colic, pain is often steady, pain can be excurtating and accomponied by tachy , diaphoresis, may last up to an hour   Cholelithiasis  
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When the pain of cholethiasis subsides resuldual tenderness is felt in the?   right upper quadrant  
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The attacks of pain from gallstones occurs 3-6 hours after?   a high fatty meal or patient lays down  
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dark amber urine, obsructive jaundice, clar colored stools, bleeding tendencies, steatorheaa   Total obstrutction by gall stones related to bilary obstruction  
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indgestionand pain / tendeness in right upper quadrant   Choliethesiais  
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History of fat intoleracne, dyspesia, heartburn and flatulence   Chronic Chlecytutus  
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Most common complications of choleysitis in older or diabetic   Gangrenous cholecytisi and bile peritonits  
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Commonly used to dx gallstones? grear id allergic to contrast!   ultrasound  
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Allows visualaztion of the gall bladder , the cystic duct, the common hepatic duct and the common bile duct, bile taken during this is sent for culture.   ERCP  
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Insertion of a needle directly into the gallbladder duct followed by injection of contrast   Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography  
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WBC in choleothasis?   increased  
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Blood levels elevated in cholestais?   ALT, AST, and alkaline phosphate  
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Once gallstones become syptmotic do what?   Surgical intervention with cholecystectomy  
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during an acute episode of cholecystits, treatment focus on?   pain control, control of possible infection with antibiotics and maintece of FE NG insertion of N/V is severe  
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may be used to drain purluent material from the obstructed gallbladder   a cholecysstostomy  
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Treatment of choice for symptomatic cholethiasis   Laproscoprtic cholecystectomy  
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able to return to work how long after choleystecomy?   a week  
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Common complication in laproscopic cholestectomy?   Injury to common bile duct  
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most common drrugs used in the treatment of gallbladder disease?   Analgesics, anticholinergics(antispasmodics) , fat soluble vitamins and bile salts  
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fat soluble vitamis needed if?   bilary tract is obstructed  
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Nutrition during acute gallbladder disease?   Small frequent meals with some fat at end of meal to increase gallblader emptying  
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After laproscopic cholestrectomy nuttrition adive?   Eat nutrion foods avoid fat for 4-6 weeks  
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jaundice, clay colored sools, dark foamy urine, steatorhea, fever and increased WBC count   Bilary tract obstruction  
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bleeding may result in cholesthiasis from   decreased prothrombin time thus take care during injections  
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abdominal pain and fever may indicate?   Pancreaitis  
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A common complication postop from laparscopic chlecystectomy is?   shoulder pain  
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how help with shoulder pain after a lap choleystectomy?   SIMS position, nsaids/codeine  
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after surgery for gallstones as well as acute period?   avoid exess fat  
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inflamation to mucosa lining or entire wall of gallblader, edmea   CholthiatITIS  
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absess, pancreatis, cholingitis, billary cirhosis and fistula are common complications of?   Gallbladder disease  
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in gallbladder disease what is a major complication if not treated?   rupture of gallblader resulting in peritonitis  
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antimetics are often given in?   choliethithais  
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ESWL   can use a lithiotripter to break apart a gallstone  
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